mesdemoisellesn.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪd(ə)mwəˈzɛl/, U.S.

/ˌmeɪdˌmwɑˈzɛl/,

/ˈˌmeɪdəm(w)əˈzɛl/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mesdemoiselles, mademoiselle.

Etymology: < French mesdemoiselles, plural (formed as though each element were a separate word) of mademoiselle mademoiselle n.

With plural agreement. Originally and chiefly in French contexts: a polite title used when referring to two or more unmarried young women simultaneously. Also used as a form of address. Cf. mesdames n. 1.Used both prefixed to names, esp. surnames, and with omission of the names, chiefly as the plural of mademoiselle n. (in sense 1); also used in English contexts as the plural equivalent of miss n.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > women collectively

wifkinOE

womanOE

womankinc1175

womankindc1175

womenkina1387

womenkinda1387

womanhoodc1405

feminityc1425

femininityc1450

femininec1451

the fair (also gentle, soft, weak, etc.) sex1536

the second sex1536

the woman sex1536

feminie1541

mesdames1552

the fairer (also gentler, softer, weaker, etc.) sex1578

sex1589

ladyhooda1666

fair1687

wimmin1710

womenfolk1729

mesdemoiselles1739

the female of the species1795

femalitiesc1801

ladykind1829

womanity1836

womandom1838

ladydom1843

petticoatery1849

tea-body1865

muslin1884

the skirt1899

quim1909

womyn1975

womxn1991

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a woman > young or unmarried > in languages other than English

mademoiselle1696

mesdemoiselles1739

Mlle1773

1739 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Impromptu of Versailles in tr. Molière Wks. III. 363 Mesdemoiselles Du Parc., Bejart, De Brie, Moliere, Du Croisy, Hervey.

1793 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 50. 397 The practice among fashionable mothers, of committing their children to the care of French Mesdemoiselles.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xii. 98 There was scarcely any point upon which the Miss Osbornes, George's sisters, and the Mesdemoiselles Dobbin agreed so well as in their estimate of her very trifling merits.

1889 E. Dowson Let. 30 Jan. (1967) 31 Theoretically I don't mind those Mesdemoiselles ‘Tout-ce-vous-voudrez-mais-pas-ça’ to whom you can say everything & do nothing—but practically they are not attractive.

1999 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 28 Jan. 15 After the graceful antics of countless Eastern bloc competitors, our hapless mesdemoiselles tend to skid onto the ice and proceed to give an impression of Bambi on the frozen pond.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mesdemoiselles
释义	mesdemoisellesn. Brit. /ˌmeɪd(ə)mwəˈzɛl/, U.S. /ˌmeɪdˌmwɑˈzɛl/, /ˈˌmeɪdəm(w)əˈzɛl/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French mesdemoiselles, mademoiselle. Etymology: < French mesdemoiselles, plural (formed as though each element were a separate word) of mademoiselle mademoiselle n. With plural agreement. Originally and chiefly in French contexts: a polite title used when referring to two or more unmarried young women simultaneously. Also used as a form of address. Cf. mesdames n. 1.Used both prefixed to names, esp. surnames, and with omission of the names, chiefly as the plural of mademoiselle n. (in sense 1); also used in English contexts as the plural equivalent of miss n.² ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > women collectively wifkinOE womanOE womankinc1175 womankindc1175 womenkina1387 womenkinda1387 womanhoodc1405 feminityc1425 femininityc1450 femininec1451 the fair (also gentle, soft, weak, etc.) sex1536 the second sex1536 the woman sex1536 feminie1541 mesdames1552 the fairer (also gentler, softer, weaker, etc.) sex1578 sex1589 ladyhooda1666 fair1687 wimmin1710 womenfolk1729 mesdemoiselles1739 the female of the species1795 femalitiesc1801 ladykind1829 womanity1836 womandom1838 ladydom1843 petticoatery1849 tea-body1865 muslin1884 the skirt1899 quim1909 womyn1975 womxn1991 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a woman > young or unmarried > in languages other than English mademoiselle1696 mesdemoiselles1739 Mlle1773 1739 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Impromptu of Versailles in tr. Molière Wks. III. 363 Mesdemoiselles Du Parc., Bejart, De Brie, Moliere, Du Croisy, Hervey. 1793 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 50. 397 The practice among fashionable mothers, of committing their children to the care of French Mesdemoiselles. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xii. 98 There was scarcely any point upon which the Miss Osbornes, George's sisters, and the Mesdemoiselles Dobbin agreed so well as in their estimate of her very trifling merits. 1889 E. Dowson Let. 30 Jan. (1967) 31 Theoretically I don't mind those Mesdemoiselles ‘Tout-ce-vous-voudrez-mais-pas-ça’ to whom you can say everything & do nothing—but practically they are not attractive. 1999 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 28 Jan. 15 After the graceful antics of countless Eastern bloc competitors, our hapless mesdemoiselles tend to skid onto the ice and proceed to give an impression of Bambi on the frozen pond. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1739
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